The Air Band is a performance ensemble of composers, musicians,
mad scientists. They perform using homebuilt midi devices, hi-jacked
video game controllers and laptop computers. Their music ranges from
eccentric covers of popular tunes to abstract soundscapes, and a verity
of experiemental and improvised forms in between. The Airband has
performed in experimental music venues, art galleries and comedy venues
in NYC. The Airband gets its name from the first home build devices the
band used to make music. The device known as the MIDI Airguitar works
much like a traditional airguitar except the airguitarist can actually
make and control the music. The Airband members eventually developed
other instruments such as the airdrums, techno-matic and motion-synth to
create a full range of expressive instruments. The Airband members have
several independent projects that inform and inspire the work of the
ensemble. See links to member's home pages.

The Band

Langdon C. Crawford is an
electronic musician, inventor and educator living and working in NYC. he
has been developing performance/composition systems with electronics
since 1999. Starting with guitars, effects and sequencers, he moved into
computer music, eventually incorporating graphics and sensor controlled
interaction. He has a masters of music technology from NYU. He currently
teaches music technology and electronic music at NYU and Manhattan
School of Music.

William David
Fastenow is a composer, producer, and performer living in New York
City. His recent projects include multimedia work Lifelines: A Voiceless
Opera; Efflorescence, commissioned by baritone saxophonist Shirantha
Beddage Bay Symphony Orchestra; the debut CD Ullswater, recorded by the
William David Fastenow Jazz Orchestra. Film and television include NBC's
The Jane Pauley Show, HBO's Baghdad CSH and House Arrest, John Michael
Williams' The Easter Anthony Lover's My Brother, and Jonathan Caouette's
Tarnation. He has an MM from the Manhattan School of Music.

Timothy Pattison is a musician and music industry professional living
and working in New York City. His interest in electronic music lead him
to co-forming the band 6-42
Nation and joining The Air Band. He has worked with independent
artist and musicians such as Ana Joy, Mark Snyder, and David Parfit. He
currently works at Spirit Music Group where he pitches music for video
games, helps discover new artists and maintains the company's digital
media. He has a masters of music technology from New York University.